Mille-Isles, Quebec

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Mille-Isles
Municipality
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Location within Argenteuil RCM
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Mille-Isles is located in Central Quebec
Mille-Isles
Mille-Isles
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°13′W / 45.82°N 74.22°W / 45.82; -74.22Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°13′W / 45.82°N 74.22°W / 45.82; -74.22[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMArgenteuil
Settled1850s
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorMichel Boyer
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
[2][3]
 • Total61.70 km2 (23.82 sq mi)
 • Land60.82 km2 (23.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,629
 • Density26.8/km2 (69/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 10.1%
 • Dwellings
912
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0R 1A0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 329
Websitemille-isles.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Mille-Isles is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, west of Saint-Jérôme.

Mille-Isles is in the Laurentian Hills, crossed by rivers and dotted with fish-filled lakes.[4]

History[]

The municipality is named after the old Mille-Isles Seigneury, which originally straddled the Mille Îles River (the seigneury uses the old spelling, whereas the river uses the modern word that substitutes a circumflex for the "s"). In 1683, the seigneury was granted to Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand (circa 1638-1688), who was governor of Montreal in 1670. In 1714, it was inherited by Charles-Gaspard Piot de Langloiserie (circa 1655-1715) and Jean Petit (1663-1720), husbands of Marie-Thérèse Dugué and Charlotte Dugué respectively, daughters of the first lord. In 1752, additional land in the extreme north-west of the Mille-Isles Seigneury was given to Eustache Lambert Dumont and it is within this part that the municipality is located.[4]

The first settlers were from Ireland and arrived around 1850. The municipality was officially founded in 1855, following separation from the parish of Saint-Jérôme.[4]

Demographics[]

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 1629 (2006 to 2011 population change: 10.1%)
  • Population in 2006: 1480
  • Population in 2001: 1209
  • Population in 1996: 1157
  • Population in 1991: 944

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 679 (total dwellings: 912)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 28%
  • French as first language: 69%
  • English and French as first language: 1%
  • Other as first language: 2%

Education[]

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) operates Francophone public schools:[6]

  • École primaire Bellefeuille in Saint-Jérôme
  • in Saint-Jérôme and in Lachute

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 41163 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Mille-Isles Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Mille-Isles census profile
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mille-Isles (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ "Trouver une école ou un centre." Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"
  7. ^ "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.

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